New NFL rules make the game unwatchable

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Reyt wrote:

Poli wrote:

I used to be a fan, but I haven’t watched a single game since the NFL didn’t kick out the kneeling bums.

“I hate the government. They take too much money. We need to have less government control in our lives.”

*turns on a football game*

“HEY!! Why are those football players refusing to kneel down and swear allegiance to the government!?”

Are you saying you want to pay more taxes and you want more government control of your life?

Art Vandelay the fake one wrote:

Don't cha give up na na na wrote:

It's certainly better than watching stick figure people with no personalities jogging for 11.5 laps and sprinting 400m in 51-53 seconds. Most guys who don't like the NFL are just the spiteful nerds that aren't cool or athletic and wish they could fit in.

Bingo. Every time one of these football bashing threads pops up, I'm reminded of all the nerdy kids that got beaten up by the linemen and watched in jealousy as the quarterback got all the girls back in high school. I see the bitterness and jealousy has moved from the high school halls to letsrun.

You watched with jealousy as the girls got the quarterback.

Steve the A. says ... football is homoeroticism. You guys think it's manly watching men in tight spandex paints.

The problem is, they are now too big, too fast, too strong because of PEDs and as a result most teams cannot make it through a season without multiple major players receiving serious injuries and as a result this impacts the teams ability to win severely.

If they had the rules of 10-15 years ago there would be nobody left to play the games after the first few weeks of the season.

RIght here! This!! I'm 62 I actually remember the first Super Bowl. I've seen so many negative changes to the game it has become boring at the pro level.

I do think the peds have made the linemen too fast, too big, and too strong.

It's been a slow process but it really has changed.

The athletes today are the best as a group we have ever seen. This is the best football eve played especially at the QB position anyone not getting it doesn't like football.

Jonathan Taylor is putting on a show a is Aaron Rodgers, who was ever better than Aaron Donald? Look at young Micah Parsons guy is a stud.

No sport comes close to the NFL.

runn wrote:

The problem is, they are now too big, too fast, too strong because of PEDs and as a result most teams cannot make it through a season without multiple major players receiving serious injuries and as a result this impacts the teams ability to win severely.

If they had the rules of 10-15 years ago there would be nobody left to play the games after the first few weeks of the season.

RIght here! This!! I'm 62 I actually remember the first Super Bowl. I've seen so many negative changes to the game it has become boring at the pro level.

I do think the peds have made the linemen too fast, too big, and too strong.

It's been a slow process but it really has changed.

If you like "Three yards and a cloud of dust" then you are correct. Many of the QBs sucked and the scarcity of black athletes made for far less athleticism at the skill positions. Besides Bobby Douglass, who was awful as a passer, I don't remember a single QB that was particularly mobile.

The game is so much better than it was when the SBs commenced and for everyone like you that thinks the game has become boring, there are 9 people that don’t.

DinoZ wrote:

The athletes today are the best as a group we have ever seen. This is the best football eve played especially at the QB position anyone not getting it doesn't like football.

Jonathan Taylor is putting on a show a is Aaron Rodgers, who was ever better than Aaron Donald? Look at young Micah Parsons guy is a stud.

No sport comes close to the NFL.

I think people are liking football less. As you get older you have a harder time watching other dudes having fun and being active while you sit on your ass and watch them. Why on earth do I even care who wins an NFL game. The players, in most games, don’t really care who wins. It’s their job. They just want to get paid. I don’t blame them, but why should I care?

If anything makes the league unwatchable, it is the mountains of commercials that extend a 60 minute game to over 3 hours. That has not changed much in twenty or thirty years but it accounts for the drop in ratings.

Good for you, but your perception of the popularity of the N.F.L. and the altitude of the players is nonsense. Go to a game and you'll see tens of the thousands of people who paid an arm and a leg for tickets that care very much who wins. What could possibly make you think the players don't care?

SDSU Aztec wrote:

devious licks wrote:

I think people are liking football less. As you get older you have a harder time watching other dudes having fun and being active while you sit on your ass and watch them. Why on earth do I even care who wins an NFL game. The players, in most games, don’t really care who wins. It’s their job. They just want to get paid. I don’t blame them, but why should I care?

Good for you, but your perception of the popularity of the N.F.L. and the altitude of the players is nonsense. Go to a game and you'll see tens of the thousands of people who paid an arm and a leg for tickets that care very much who wins. What could possibly make you think the players don't care?

Agreed. Seems like a case of "I don't like or care about it so why should anyone else?"

Thisthreadisridiculous wrote:

It is certainly getting harder and harder to watch. The product is not the same as it was 7-10 years ago. Only 3-4 teams are TRULY good and the rest of the league is either just bad or completely atrocious. Gambling and fantasy football keep it alive.

On a side note, the players decided to bring politics into the game at the worst time. Tuned out a good portion of fans including myself.

NFL needs to get back to the basics.

Two points that could not be more spot on. I think American Football is the greatest sport ever. I've watched it religiously my entire life. Last year I put it away and missed it, but not as much as I would have thought. My friends, fantasy football, and tradition/love for the game, made me turn it back on this year. But it may be short term, your second point is pushing me away, and this time it will be for good.